Illuminate Governance offers a range of governance, strategy and project management services to support charities of all sizes.

Using that rare mix of experience gained at the charity regulator, as an in-house expert and an external adviser.

Projects

Illuminate Governancebelieves charity law should be an enabler – used to help charities achieve their best. There are many tools that trustees could use to develop how they work, if only they had the time, know-how or confidence.

Illuminate Governancecan:

Give you guidance on projects that may be relevant to your organisation.

Exploring the possibility of merging or working in partnership with another charity.

Supporting the development of an emerging or successor charity: providing guidance on potential legal structures, your governing document and the registration process; acting as a critical friend to review your business plan and registration application.

Governance Support

When was the last time your charity had a governance health-check? Does your governance reflect changes in the law, best practice and your organisation’s own development?

Illuminate Governance
can:

Undertake a tailored governance review to assess the effectiveness of your governance arrangements and highlight improvements; whether a full-scale review or focussing on one particular aspect.

Provide trustee training – for new trustees or as a refresher. This can include a tailored trustee handbook or code of conduct.

Conduct skills audits and Board appraisals to help you assess where there are gaps in what you need, and ensure your Board is working as a team.

Strategy Development

Can’t see the wood for the trees when it comes to developing your organisation’s strategy? This service is aimed at smaller and medium-sized charities, to ensure your trustees and staff are all working to the same goals and priorities.

Illuminate Governance
can:

Facilitate an away day or strategy session(s) with trustees and key staff and/or volunteers.

Produce a strategy document complete with an action plan, risk assessment and how you’re going to measure progress and achievements.

Lead or support communications with your beneficiaries, donors and other stakeholders.